Geriatric care assistance in emergency departments: position paper of DGIIN, DGINA, and DGG Geriatrische Betreuungsassistenz in Notaufnahmen: Impulspapier der DGIIN, DGINA und DGG

Michels G, Schuster S, Dormann P, Lehmann K, Dietz-Wittstock M, Hermes C, Kasper P, Busch HJ, Wrede C, Gosch M, Singler K (2026)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2026

Journal

Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin Springer Verlag

DOI: 10.1007/s00063-026-01457-y

Abstract

Older adults with multimorbidity and complex needs account for a large proportion of patients treated in emergency departments. Since the management of geriatric patients is associated with a high retention time for nursing staff, the German Society for Internal Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DGIIN), the German Society for Emergency Medicine (DGINA), and the German Society for Geriatrics (DGG) recommend exploring the use of specially trained care assistants to reduce the workload of nursing staff in emergency departments. A monocenter case study (n = 145) demonstrated that a high frailty score is associated with longer retention times for nurses.

Authors with CRIS profile

Katrin Singler Medizinische Fakultät

Involved external institutions

Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz DE Germany (DE) Evangelische Hochschule Nürnberg DE Germany (DE) Caritas-Akademie Köln-Hohenlind GmbH DE Germany (DE) Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier DE Germany (DE) Akkon Hochschule für Humanwissenschaften / Akkon University of Human Sciences DE Germany (DE) Klinikverbund Bremen (Gesundheit Nord) DE Germany (DE) HELIOS Kliniken DE Germany (DE) Klinikum Nürnberg DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Köln DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Freiburg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Michels, G., Schuster, S., Dormann, P., Lehmann, K., Dietz-Wittstock, M., Hermes, C.,... Singler, K. (2026). Geriatric care assistance in emergency departments: position paper of DGIIN, DGINA, and DGG Geriatrische Betreuungsassistenz in Notaufnahmen: Impulspapier der DGIIN, DGINA und DGG. Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-026-01457-y

MLA:

Michels, Guido, et al. "Geriatric care assistance in emergency departments: position paper of DGIIN, DGINA, and DGG Geriatrische Betreuungsassistenz in Notaufnahmen: Impulspapier der DGIIN, DGINA und DGG." Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin (2026).

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